827: Mike Parson
Organizational Cover-Up
Mike Parson is the Governor of Missouri. He was criticized for his lack of action in addressing violence and abuse at Christian boarding schools in Missouri.
Tag: Governor
478: Matt Bevin
Enabling, Rape Culture
Matt Bevin was the governor of Kentucky. After he lost to Andy Beshear in 2018, he pardoned several people as he was leaving office. There were 428 pardons, many of relatives of his donors. He explained the pardons were motivated by his strong belief in second chances. While the governor had the absolute right to pardon anyone he pleased, some of his pardons were particularly controversial, particularly his pardon of a child molester.
407: Greg Abbott
Rape Culture
Greg Abbott is the Republican governor of Texas who just won re-election in 2022. He contributed to rape culture by vetoing a bill to protect children from being prosecuted when they are the victims of sex traffickers. One of the great injustices of our legal system is that when children are trafficked, they are prosecuted…
383: Scott Brown
Sexual Harassment
Scott Brown named former Massachusetts governor Scott Brown was named by a FOX News reporter Andrea Tantaros in her lawsuit against the network for allowing sexual harassment to continue. She claimed her made inappropriate comments and touched her waist.
369: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sexual Harassment
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Republican governor of California, was accused of groping six women while he was an actor. In 2002, three women told the L.A. Times that he grabbed their breast, another said he reached under her skirt and grabbed her buttocks. Another said he groped her and tried to remove her swimsuit. Another said he pulled her onto his lap and asked if she had ever experienced a particular sex act. Friends and relatives of most of the accusers have confirmed that they were told about it when they happened. The women wanted to stay anonymous for fear of reprisals and loss of reputation. At least three more women came forward after the original six.
248: William “Wild Bill” Janklow
Child Rape
In 1967, when Jancita Eagle Deer was fifteen she went to her high school counselor and told him that she had been raped by William Janklow, as he drove her home from babysitting . Allegedly, the Bureau of Indian Affairs sent the police investigation files to it Aberdeen office to keep the investigation away from Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court. In 1974, she petitioned the tribe to disbar Janklow from practicing law. The tribal court issued a misdemeanor arrest warrant for Janklow. but he did not live on the reservaton. No arrest was made. Janklow denied all allegations and no criminal charges were filed. He sued Newsweek and Peter Matthiessen who included the story in his book “In the Spirit of Crazy Horse.” He lost both suits.
230: Robert Bentley
Extortion, Hostile Workplace, Organizational Cover-Up, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct
Robert Bentley was the governor of Alabama when a scandal broke about him having an affair with a married woman. While hypocritical and not nice, it is not necessarily predatory, since they were consenting adults. Except she worked for him so the relationship becomes problematic and not one of equals. In addition, he bullied his other staff who were privy to the affair as they carried on in his office. He also threatened his now ex-wife’s staff when he sent text messages to his lover that linked to his wife’s iPad to ensure she did not find out. Adding to his problems he illegally used public funds to carry on the affair and used campaign funds for personal use.
151: Jim Gibbons
Sexual Assault
Jim Gibbons was the Republican governor of Nevada when he was accused of assaulting a cocktail server as she went to her car. She ran from the parking garage to a nearby hotel where she called 911 when it happened and was clearly in distress. He claimed he was merely helping her when she tripped walking to her car.
He eventually settled a civil suit.
145: Eric Greitens
Child Abuse, Familial Abuse & Violence, Sexual Misconduct
Eric Greitens was the governor of Missouri when he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman and using a photo he took of her while she was blindfolded to extort her silence. The telling thing was that members of his own party led the investigation and the demands for his resignation. Prosecutors made a deal to drop some charges against him if he resigned. He resigned.